Support
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 22298
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Essex Wildlife Trust
We welcome the commitment to protect and enhance green and blue infrastructure, with the caveat that the wording should be amended to include mention of biodiversity, as follows:
borough's network of green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and should be protected,
planned, enhanced and managed "to maximise biodiversity"
i. deliver "measurable" environmental net gains; if there is a net loss from the development, provide provisions through offsetting. This should be quantified using a recognised biodiversity metric such as the Defra metric.
We welcome the commitment to protect and enhance green and blue infrastructure, with the caveat that the wording should be amended to include mention of biodiversity, as follows:
borough's network of green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and should be protected,
planned, enhanced and managed "to maximise biodiversity"
i. deliver "measurable" environmental net gains; if there is a net loss from the development, provide provisions through offsetting. This should be quantified using a recognised biodiversity metric such as the Defra metric.